How To Keep Your Electric Gates Working Perfectly
Automatic gates need servicing to makes sure that they work smoothly. Without at least one service a year, automatic gates will be more likely to let you down. This is why we get so many calls from people with automatic gates that have stopped working or are making strange noises.
We repair a lot of automated gates in and around West and Central London.
Firstly, we usually ask when the gate was last serviced so we have some idea of what we’re looking at.
In many cases, where there has been a gate breakdown, there is no servicing record.
But the trouble with automatic gates is that they’re made up of mechanical components and moving parts.
So, just like a car, automatic need servicing to keep them working well.
Unfortunately, when a gate operator fails as a result of poor maintenance, the repair bill is bigger than servicing to prevent the breakdown would have been.
If not, you can get some of the following problems:
What Can Go Go Wrong With Automatic Gates?
1) Gates that make the sort of noises that shouldn’t be coming from any electric gates.
2) Lost or damaged remote controls or ones that don’t work any more for no reason.
3) Bent or broken motor brackets and arms.
4) Automatic gates that start to have a mind of their own and won’t open or close when you want them to.
5) Gates knocked out of alignment or damaged by careless drivers.
6) Waterlogged underground motors that have not been installed with enough drainage.
7) Seized gears, cogs, hinges, wheels or other moving parts.
8) Short circuits where electrical connections have been made where water can affect them.
9) Wiring issues in badly installed control panels.
10) Insects, slugs or other creepy crawlies that have got into electronic components and destroyed them.
Servicing Electric Gates
Automatic gates need servicing to avoid a lot of the issues that we see regularly.
And the trouble is that repairing broken automatic gates is often a lot more time consuming and expensive than regular servicing to avoid the problems.
If you service an automatic gate you see possible issues before they become problems.
This means that you can make adjustments or lubricate or replace smaller components.
But if something fails, it often has a knock on effect and causes more damage.
Consequently, replacing the damaged part is only half the story.
Most importantly, we have to find out what caused the breakdown and make sure that this is also fixed.
Because automatic gates need servicing, setting up a maintenance contract with a local electric gate specialist is highly recommended to keep them working as they should.
If you don’t and you want a service for your automatic gates, call Electric Gate Repair London free on 0800 195 1470.
